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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1951
Page
6
A devotional editorial cites John 1 3 proclaiming fellowship with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. The piece emphasizes shared spiritual communion and the call to join in the faith.
Senate Labor Study committee opens hearings on ethics in campaigns chaired by Senator Douglas with chief counsel Philip Willkie. A Fulbright proposal would form a ten member commission to study moral standards. House debates a new tax bill amid Korea tensions and potential Senate amendments.
A Baytown Sun column riffs on the Washington Times-Herald spelling moves and the price surge for newsprint. It cites black market fears and compares metropolitan paper waste to smaller outlets, then praises Houston editorial stance supporting MacArthur era critique of foreign policy figures.
Edward L. Harriman advised balance between action and rest. Elmer Wheeler and James emphasize unhurried work to avoid breakdown and sustain progress. The message urges taking time to think without guilt, warning against letting jobs demand constant drive.
The Baytown Sun staff and subscription details list editor and publisher Fred Hartman and managing editor Warren Edwards. Advertising manager Lyn Gould and office manager Beulah Mee Jackson appear. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are shown, with prices for monthly and yearly plans. A note confirms National Representative and post office entry details date.
An essay urges readers to stop worrying about potential events and focus on actions for issues already here. It links inflation to price gouging, consumer trends in New York and ship travel, and notes high wages, long vacations, and pension schemes amid a restless economy. The piece briefly cites a 1924 car's mileage in Illinois, with a humorous sign-off from Grandpappy Jenkins.
Henry McLemore defends Aly against paying Rita 3 million plus for their daughter Yasmin. He mocks excessive money for childrearing and argues Aly should not concede a 23 million bite, noting Hayworth’s social circle and other heiresses.
Washington column cites Justice Department Alien Registration data on the Kuomintang US branch. It notes a network with 814 Stockton San Francisco HQ, 45 local offices, and figures like Fong Chee and Pei Chi Liu among leaders. It mentions lobbying funds from East India Company Manila and expounds on defense contract bidding costs.
On June 13, 1633, New England witnessed the first duel between servants Edward Dotey and Edward Deister. They fought with sword and dagger, both wounded, and were adjudged to have head and feet tied together to lie for 24 hours without meat or drink. The event marked a harsh local punishment ending a feud in the early colonial era.
A woman trips on stairs and breaks her leg, a doctor casts it and bans stairs. Four months later the cast comes off and she nears recovery. She asks about stairs and is told to be careful. She laments crawling out and shinnying a drainpipe in past nuisance. Donald Clark quotes a Columbia professor criticizing a high flying colleague for neglect of his profession.
A mixed trivia excerpt lists questions about the Pentagon occupant rank in the U S Army the possibility of congressional impeachment and a famed children poet plus a biographical sketch touching figures like David Ben Gurion and a Massachusetts born U S senator born March 26 1802 with mentions of Palestine and Zionist leadership.
Fragmentary notes mention individuals such as Gibson and Varese and reference Miss Laura Lo I R Bow and a stepped sidewalk. The garbled text hints at past encumbrances and a parade of names without clear events or outcomes.
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